New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-13
SHOE FACTORIES CLOSED.
THOUSANDS OF sTRIK Frs LOCKED OUT
OUT OF WORK IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF IhE
TROUBLE.

py,, .nv,pu, Nov l2.-For three weeks 1000 shoe
..trs ve been idle streets locked out and at
The same time strange TO saw on strike Already they
Nave lost so 900 in wages with the prospect OF los
ing each successive week $4,000 more. Twenty-Five
large manufacturing firms experiencing the disconl-
fort ~ seeing their factories closed and their trade TAX
Ing 10 itself wings. They too, have lost, according 10
close estimates counting in the diversion Of trade and
custom into other hands and the cancellation OF future
orders nearly 81 .OO0. 900 This loss resulted from
trning misunderstanding that affected only fifty shoe
makers in one factory
On September 26 Benchmens Assembly NO l'o@o
presented new bill OF wages to Taylor ~ Carr, menu
beers OF the Manufacturers Association to take the place
of the bill about 10 expire The bill was higher IN
some respects than the old one and Taylor Carr oo
iected TO H. This presentation and consequent opecoh
made what is termed case which WAS taken oeiofe
the Joint Board OF Arbitration for settlement ne
BOARD practically sustained Taylor Carr, by formuat
Ing substitute which all OF the members pronounce"
70 be fair and which satisfactory TO the 'rn III
volycd Local Assembly No. 1,6i6 was dissstiSheu III
this and despite the action OF the JOINT bodiu again
presented the original bill to Taylor Carr anu snu
taneousy to several other FIRMS ahonsh III Tue csc Vi
the latter the bill would not expire TIL some months
later All these firms In view OF the action OF tue JOINT
Board refused pay scale presented As con-
seouence on October 300 benchmen employed IN
four factories went out on strike
The Manufacturers Association at once demanded
that the ell ordered back 10 work or else eNpeeu
from the district on the ground that the men were vo
lhting one of The most important rules governing INC
Joint Board This rule, No. >, provided that 5enu,ns
the discussion aud decision OF any diherenoes OF
there shall lockout strike. soppiSe or eess;'to
Of work by either employer or elllOycu En -
IN OF the District Assembly decideu o
struct the strikers return to work on Oc0per s. IN ac
corance with Rule >, and so communicated 10 he "e"
eraI Executive Board OF the Association
The District Assembly, however, subsequently recon,
sdered the case and finally decided that the oehcheh
had not violated Rule 3. having struck as lndiV oua
and OF as members of the District Assembly ana cod
not thcrcorc ordered back 10 work nor eNiceu lor
dIsobcdence The manufacturers looked upon TINS ac-
tOn as Il reputation of the rules governing uc Joil
board and after a delay OF i've days. in which frequent
efforts made TO bring about an understanulns Tue
association withdrew its members from the JOINT Boai
and The day, October L. aglecd 10 LOCK o"' All
their operatives, numbering 29Oo ,,,... A.
On tue day the Executive Board OF bisul,t ~
sembly 20 having knowledge OF this move, decdch 10
order strike ami anticipate the action OF ,he mai
uacurcrs The strike accordingly ordered ana hc
$500 shoemakcis dropped their tools In obedience 10 Tue
order. , ...,o, ,ho
whether by collision with their employees or not, the
nOn-Assc ella ion firms now trying 10 scoop .ne
trade of the Association ana as wOuIu DC eNPece" VIC
greatest bitterness of feeling exists.